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Customer Reviews by Destination - Scarborough & Area

Harbour & Castle, Scarborough

Take a look through our fantastic mix of modern and traditional hotels in Scarborough for a break to remember. Britain’s first seaside resort is as fun as ever, and jam-packed with activities for people of all ages to enjoy. With two sandy beaches, a busy fishing harbour, dramatic cliffs, a castle, fantastic parks, and a town centre shopping mall, there’s much to see and do.

Enjoy an array of amusements, donkey rides, evening theatre shows and of course some ice cream and fish and chips! Most Scarborough hotels provide an ideal base for exploring this charming seaside town and we offer a great range of hotels to suit all budgets and needs. Close to our hotels in Scarborough, the North Yorkshire coastline offers picturesque vistas, magnificent cliff views, rolling moors and stunning countryside.

The town’s top attractions include the breath-taking views from Scarborough Castle and the always popular SEA LIFE Centre

Take the family to the ever-fun amusements or, on a nice day, find yourselves rowing around pretty, Oriental-themed Peasholm Park

Head to the famous Stephen Joseph Theatre – having premiered many of Alan Aykbourn’s plays, the theatre is one of the region’s best, and known for being a champion of new writing

Explore top attractions a short drive from Scarborough, including Bridlington’s promenade, the fishing village of Robin Hood’s Bay and Whitby's famous ruined Abbey.

Pre-book hotels in Scarborough and the surrounding area along with return rail travel to make your break to the seaside even more relaxing. Check out our fantastic range of Scarborough hotels and offers in the list below.

A Weekend in & around Scarborough

Hotel was shabby but old style chic. Wonderful views, excellent food and service. Room comfortable with lots of storage space. Would stay again.
Scarborough has old style fishing port charm as well
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Great day in Whitby

We went to Whitby on the Wednesday, and did the open top tour bus of Whitby, it was excellent value and very informative. Then,we took the Steam train from Whitby to Goathland had about 2 hours
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Grand Hotel Scarborough

The hotel is undergoing much needed refurbishment, the room was comfortable with excellent bathroom. The exterior of the building is infested with nesting seagulls which are noisey and messy! The
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See More noise they make from dawn would disturb the heaviest sleeper as they are roosting so close to the windows and much of the out-door furniture on the terrace was covered in droppings. Meals wereacceptable although service was not great, if you needed anything you had to look for staff who could be slow re-stocking the buffet. Bar prices were very high, even for a hotel. Maid service was minimal, binsweren't emptied nor bath cleaned. Parking was a problem, once you find a space on the surrounding streets you can buy a guest's parking permit for £4.50 a day, I still got a parking ticket as thewarden apparently didn't think the permit was valid! On the plus side there was entertainment laid on every night which was of a good standard although seating was very limited. The public areas of thehotel were comfortable and toilets were kept in reasonable order. The location on the south bay was excellent for the town and front, the hotel is next to the lift which goes down the cliff to theshore.
This could be so much better with a little thought and effort.
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In Scarborough

The hotel was lovely, a nice view. We went out walking everyday onto the pier and would have a rest on the beach before our evening meal. The staff were helpful and kind. The food was really
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Good Break In Scarborough

We had a lovely weekend in scarborough, the weather was fantastic which made us stay on the beach most of the time which is very clean and to a high standard the hotel is good, needs a bit of
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Short Break

Just wanted a cople of days to unwind and that is what we had. Everything in the hotel was self-service and the hotel was slow to explain that ment "Everything" Two lift trips to the 6th floor was
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Good Trip to Whitby

After looking around Scarborough, which was very nice, we travelled to Whitby, which was lovely but very very busy, had difficulty parking so decided to go back the next day which we did and had a
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See More lovely day just walking around the town, didnt really have enough time to go to any of the attractions, but will definately go back there again to stay. The hotel location was excellent ,the staffwhere very nice and pleasant and food was good. The only critisism t the we had was that the hotel needed a lot of T.L.C, the rooms were clean enough but needed updating and also some sort ofentertainment in the evening would have been nice. Apart from that it was good value for money.Collapse

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Scarborough

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Stained glass centre, Cayton

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Visited Family

Took the opportunity to visit family locally.
Hotel decor leaves a lot to be desired needs a lot of modernisation.
Housekeeping also not very good.
Staff very helpful and friendly.
Food good and
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3 Days in Scarborough

The hotel was excellent, the facilities top notch there were only 2 downsides
1) The attitude of the reception staff which was was indifferent and obtuse
2) The room overlooked the kitchens and
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See More the first night someone left the main extractor fan on all night keeping us awake. We had to ring down at 11.00 twice to ask them to turn it off.
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Poor Hotel in Scarborough

It was sad to see a gracious hotel suffering from underinvestment and neglect. The location was excellent, but our room was tiny, with a faulty main light. We had no heating or hot water because of
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See More a problem with the boiler, and the fire alarm went off twice in error during the night.
I slept in all my clothes on a very uncomfortable bed.
The buffet restaurant felt rather like a schoolcanteen, and the coffee served in the Empire Suite was a bowl of poor quality instant coffee granules which you made up yourself.
Altogether the experience would have been very disappointing, but with thelack of heat and hot water became unacceptable.
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Lovely Break in Scarborough

Had a lovely short break in Scarborough, hotel was very comfortable and staff were very friendly, weather was also very nice to say it was the end of octoebr.
All in all a very relaxing few days
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Grand Hotel

The hotel looks a little tired and the public rooms can be draughty. The tram to the beach doesn't operate in winter so, although my mum made it down the steps to the beach, we had to get a cab back
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The Grand Hotel, Scarborough

Was one of the Premier Hotels on the North east Coast, sadly long past. The building is in poor repair & decor throughout. After check in we went to our room to discover it was not just small but
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See More over filled with furniture, the TV was an old CRT and sat on a chest so close to the bed my wife could not pass through the gap. we went down and requested an upgrade as advertised in the room, noneavailable. So we moved the TV. The micro on-suit had mold in the shower on the ceiling, mixer tap, grab handle & all round the edges and no plug in the sink. The door lock was loose and there was nohandle inside so the pull on a yale lock knob was too much for my wife's grip. An older person with arthritis would not get out in a hurry. Also no phone in room. The dining room was well set up &furnished, the food was very good for self service mass catering, the staff were excellent. The view from the dining room would have been the best in Scarborough but for the state of the windows which hadnot been cleaned for several seasons. We went down for breakfast on Tuesday morning and found a huge Q, We went back & packed for departure then wend down again and the Q was longer, with a ?10 penaltyfor late checkout we skipped breakfast and checked out. We mad no comment to the receptionist, she was doing her job well. Will not return without a major refit or sale to another company.Collapse

Awful, rubbish

Having booked a double room we were allocated a basement room with NO windows. The booking with SuperBreak did NOT mention anywhere that we were being allocated a 'city room' but that is what
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See More SuperBreak apparently booked with the hotel. We complained at the hotel and were finally moved to the Royal Hotel.......no wonder you can offer such good prices - who would live in a box for 4 nights? Notus!
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Long weekend in Scarborough

Stayed at The Royal Hotel. Excellent location - everywhere within easy reach. Hilly so need sensible shoes or can use funicular trams. Hotel old fashioned but clean and comfortable. Some lovely
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The Grand

Hotel was in a central location, for the train and bus service. The room was clean and the entertainment was good. The hotel would have been very grand in its time.
Whitby is lovely and well worth
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Stress-free few days

The Clifton is ideally situated for invigorating walks. Scarborough is a 15/20 minute walk one way and the town centre a comfortable stroll the other way. Both can be reached by following the
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The hotel has a cosy feel to it. Staff are welcoming and friendly. Accommodation was clean and comfortable. We stayed bed, breakfast and evening meal. Food wasexcellent and plentiful.Collapse

A Grand break in Scarborough.

As always a really superb break with 4 friends, hotel was well situated and the staff could not do enough for us. The meals in the hotel were excellent and entertainment in the evening was a bonus -
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See More very enjoyable. We used the bus to get around, Whitby, Pickering ending our trip with a ride on the Open Top bus to the Northern end of Scarborough. We are now looking forward to booking our nexttrip.Collapse

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Short break

Hotel in great location. Staff very nice. Rooms clean, good shower and good TV channels. Beds were a bit uncomfortable and room not good/soundproof. Could hear upstairs guests moving and next door
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Short Break in Scarborough

We stopped at the Britannia Scarbourough last week and we had a fabulous time and thought the hotel offered great value for money. We booked the internal rooms on half board, the room was newly
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See More decorated and was spacious and light with a good sized bathroom. Even though we did not have a sea view we were spitting distance from the beach. In the evenings my husband and I enjoyed the entertainment, on the first night there was a comedian and on the second night a band., the bar was very good value for money, back home we can not buy a pint of lager for £1.50 and the 3 course meals, weretraditional but pleasing. I think this hotel offers excellent value for money and the newly refurbished rooms exceeded my expectations.Collapse

Scarborough The Grand

This is a lovely hotel. The room was tiny and hot when we arrived although it was mid winter. We asked to move to a cooler room and were offered a suite at no extra cost which was wonderful. Will
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Superb Weekend In Scarborough

I booked this room on the spur at an unbelievable £15pppn dinner, bed and breakfast. The room was an internal room - no windows - but decoration was all new. Great shower. Fantastic meals. We
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Overnight Stay At The Grand

Arrived Sunday lunch time at booked rooms with no windows by mistake but this was no problem. The staff were very helpful and exchanged our rooms with no fuss. Evening meal could have been better
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Internal Rooms And Catering

We booked an internal room as we were only staying for 2 nights. It was absolutely fine, very comfortable, adequate storage etc and the bathroom and shower were just fine. The only problem we had in
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See More our room no 1014 was that the air conditioning was permanently on and had no controls in the room at all. A maintenance man came and covered up the grill in the bedroom which almost silenced it andyou couldn't feel the draught from it, but it is something that the hotel should sort out as there are only 2 internal rooms in the hotel like this and it is unacceptable. We had the option to move butthat can be troublesome especially if it is only a short stay. So beware of room 1014. We felt that the food left something to be desired. We have stayed in better britannia hotels. But it was ok. Westayed in early may so none of the shows had started but they looked as though there would be plenty to choose from.Collapse

Not So Grand Hotel

Always wanted to stay here as love old buildings. We weren't disappointed- the Grand is steeped in history. The staff were friendly even though they were really busy. We had an internal room without
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See More a window which was clean and nicely furnished and even had a jacuzzi bath. Unfortunately the mattress was extremely uncomfortable and made sleep difficult -we were thankful we had only booked for onenight. The evening meal and breakfast was fine with a carvery style of dining but improvements could be made.
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Break in Scarborough

Been here before but has certainly gone down in my estimation. Room changed three times.
General place needs a re-vamp. Dirty rooms, corridors, lifts etc.
Food below average with dirty cutlery,
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Grand Hotel

The 'Old Lady' is in desperate need for a refurbishment. Back in her days she would have been magnificent but now she is showing her years. The staff have no customer service ability and have
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Worst hotel ever

The Grand Hotel in Scarborough is anything but grand. It is run down and in need of massive improvement. Reception is a nightmare. We had to queue for 40 minutes to check in. Our room was like a
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See More prison cell. No window and no way to control the heating. There was no room phone no internet connection and no G4 reception. I dread to think what might have happened in an emergency. There was alsoonly 1 elevator and 1 emergency exit that lead out to the rockiest iron stair you have ever seen. The hotel itself sat at the top of the cliff with beautiful views across the water. It was also onlyabout a 15 minute walk from the train station. The was also a cliff lift. A definite necessity.Collapse

Scarborough Trip

Excellent time in Scarborough, Hotel facilities above average. Rooms on 4th floor and lift broken numerous times a day throughout our stay. Paid for external room and received internal room with
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Short Break In Scarborough

Hotel and grounds very good except for prices, £12.50 for a glass of wine and breakfast at £17.50 (if you were buying it separately) seems very expensive to me but maybe I'm just out of touch.
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Worth Every Penny

Despite reading some less than savoury reviews of this hotel, I thought i'd give it a go as it was a really good price. I'm so glad I did. The staff were great, the food fab and the room just
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See More excellent - the whirlpool bath especially! The only downside was having a view of a fire escape and a wall, but as everything else was excellent and the cost was so reasonable, I really can't complain. Iwould definitely visit this hotel again.Collapse

Fantastic As Always

Since I found Superbreak I have started to have more weekends away as their rates are far lower than competitors, making it possible to do so. We stayed at the Grand as a stopping off point between
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See More journey, and as usual, it was great, no complaints at all. Can't afford to stay at the Grand with other companies, thank you for allowing us a bit of luxury Superbreaks. We did nothing but relax inthe hotel, it gets a lot of negative reviews, but we think it is a fantastic place to stay and as long as Superbreak keep their prices as they are, we will always use the Grand.Collapse

Scarborough The Grand

The Grand is being refurbished so dont expect miracles. Some parts are lovely. Our room was faded grand, but adequate, smelled a lot of bleach even the bed linen, the staff were all great the
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See More cleaners you met in the corridors all said hello. Bar staff were good too, reception friendly and helpful. Our second visit and we would go again. Evening meal difficult, too many people to cater for sokept hot and looses its flavour and texture i'm sure the chef does his best and its probably best to go early while its still fresh.Collapse

Great Christmas Break

We had a very enjoyable, inexpensive Christmas break at the Grand. The staff, from the minute we arrived were friendly, professional and helpful. The room was warm and clean. The food was buffet
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See More service, with enough choice for us at both breakfast and dinner, however, if you are vegetarian I think that you will struggle at dinner. Dinner was very early we were allocated a time slot of 5.00 -6.30pm. The Grand an exceptional hotel with many original features and is in a great central position. We will certainly revisit the Grand if we can get another bargain break.Collapse

Short Break In Scarborough

We visited my daughter and her family. The hotel was great, good location and excellent views from room. I enjoyed the restaurant nice to have your food ready for you and really hot.
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Scarbourgh Break

Stayed at the Grand very good value for the price. Room was newly refurbished and had great views out to sea. Other than an odd smell in the room, which was soon rectified could not fault the room.
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Chilled Weekend

We arrived at the hotel on Friday afternoon, staff were very welcoming. We had a lovely friendly chilled out weekend, breakfast and evening meal cooked for us and we just chilled and had a great
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Fab Weekend In Scarborough!

I took my daughters for 2 nights to the Grand, the view was amazing. The room was wonderful, the girls especially enjoyed the spa bath. The staff were so kind and helpful. Nothing was too much
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The Grand Hotel

This is a pleasant hotel. It is very large and as result the catering is on a massive scale. The restaurant would be better renamed 'canteen', but the food was perfectly palatable and it was all
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See More self serve buffet so great for those with larger appetites. Kids will probably enjoy it, as its not too fancy! The choice was reasonable, but the desserts were repetitive. All in all it is a cheap andcheerful hotel, but if you are expecting 5* I suggest you dip deeper in your pockets and book elsewhere! I wouldn't recommend this place for those with mobility problems. The lifts are small and verybusy, we were on the 6th floor and took the stairs the whole time because the wait was too long! Access from the street into the lobby for wheelchair users is through a rather unsightly laundry accesscorridor! If you have young kids, make sure you take a folding buggy, you'd never get a proper pram in the lift!.Collapse

Sunny Weekend On The East Coast

Stayed at the Grand in Scarborough, hotel being refurbed, our room was huge with magnificent seaview, but very dated. We upgraded to premier room & dining, where food was excellent. Some of hotel
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Cheap Night At The Grand

We stayed at the Grand Hotel Scarborough for the weekend. The food was ok, nothing flash and some people did complain that it wasn't warm although we found it ok. The hotel tends to be full of older
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See More patrons but all seem up for a good time and I would say the entertainment is aimed at the older age group (over 65). Our only complaint, was the bathroom, which only contained a bath (no shower) andthe bath was old and not very clean looking, due to its age. We found it difficult to get in and out of the bath, so I don't know how the less able bodied patrons handled it. Great shopping inScarborough and with good weather (which we had), the beach is wonderful. Sat on the sea front people watching for hours.Collapse

Our Stay At The Grand Hotel Scarbourgh

Our first impression was wow. Only draw back was some of the guests quite rude may be down to the fact of their age. Our lift also took ages to get to room as some of the guests weren't sure which
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See More button to press although clearly marked. On check out day we waited ages as guests were not geting out on floor 4 and ended up up and down last count was 4 I took the stairs but with bad back wasn'teasy. Overall i'd recommend this hotel to any age group.Collapse

The Grand Hotel Scarborough

On checking in we were allocated a room without a window which was extremely hot and would have been unbearable at night. When I asked to be moved I was told they were completely full. I said we
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See More could not sleep in the room and the receptionist was very off hand and said they were full. I then asked for a refund and she miraculously found a room overlooking the sea but with twin beds (we hadbooked a double) I think that Superbreak should warn people that at this hotel there is the option to upgrade both bedrooms and dining rooms, and I would say that this is a must. The premier dining roomwas a great improvement, but unfortunately we only did this on our second night. Scarborough itself was great.Collapse

Good At The Grand

Stayed at this hotel at easter 2009 and was disappointed with the rooms and meal service. However this time we were greatly impressed by the higher standard of service and room comfort. The room was
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See More clean, bright and with a seaview, the buffet style breakfast and evening meal were well presented and cooked and the time range for eating meant there was never a crowded feeling to the restaurant.Overall we were delighted with the hotel and Scarborough in general and will be paying a return visit soon.Collapse

Grand Hotel Scarborough

Excellent break lovley room only marred by having netting in front of the balcony due to the seagulls. Only down side restraunt not well planned, could do with a larger service area rather than
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See More small circular one with staff trying to get past with loaded trolleys. Coffee and tea awful, need seperate pots of decent coffee and tea, which was the cheapest you could find, I think it was disgusting,and in large flasks. Same with sauce at breakfast large bowls of red/brown sauce, not really nice, sachets would be nicer as would pats of butter rather than a large bowl of chunks of butter which wasslices that had all stuck together. But hey given the price and the view all in all it was a good weekend which we enjoyed.Collapse

A Relaxing Break

Went with my daughter and mum for a short break. Really enjoyed every minute. Food not too bad would have liked more of a vegetarian choice as two of us are vegetarians. Rooms very clean and tidy
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Short Break In Scarborough

We enjoyed the break, visits to York, Whitby and Scarborough. We did not enjoy the 45min queue for breakfast, then being rushed to eat as they wanted to clear away. I realise the staff were not to
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See More blame for the queue, that was guests turning up too late for the time they should have dined. The whole dining experience was horrendous and spoiult our visit. I am unable to stand for more than a fewminutes so it was left to my friends to stand in queues or fetch my food for me.Collapse

Relaxing Stay

This was a overnight stay en-route to York. We were wanting a day by the sea, and the relaxation of staying in a hotel. The location was great, the weather very warm for the time of year, and the
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See More sea was beautiful. The hotel room was huge, had a great view from the balcony, and having the window open all night we could hear the sea, very calming. The breakfast and dinner were buffet style, and agood deal for a family. Overall an excellent stay, would recommend it to anyone.
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A Great Break To Let Off Some Steam.

A great break for me and my friend, who just wanted a change of scenery from leeds, we visited local bars, clubs casino, and we had a brilliant time. For the price we thought we were just getting a
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See More bed for the night, but we got helpful friendly staff, cleanliness, the room was spotless, and great food to go in with this great value deal. I've stayed and paid in mayfair and the food was nowherenear as good. We did a bit of shopping and there's a weatherspoons 2 mins away,just a fantastic location, and fantastic hotel. The only thing that did spoil it was a £25 parking ticket, for leaving myvehicle while looked for another hotel to park as the grand was full, no fault of the hotel.4**** rating on overall.Collapse

Yorkshire Break

We had a very pleasant break in Scarborough and Whitby. The hotel was clean and comfy and although the rooms require a lick of paint the value for money was excellent. Food at the evening meal was
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A Weekend In Scarborough

Scarborough has it all beautiful beaches, nice walks and good shopping centre. We stayed at the grand hotel thats not so grand, its had its day and is in need of a big renovation. We will not be
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See More going back to this hotel and will certainly not recommend it. We upgraded to premier dining which was just passable. The staff were the only good thing about this hotel.Collapse

Short Break In Scarborough

Disappointed with grand hotel. Room first allocated on top floor needed two lifts and was small with sloping ceilings. Not much happier with substitute room on fifth floor which was small and hot
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See More (in april). Dinner buffet was disappointing - food had been left out for hours and was dry and tasteless. Breakfast was only slightly better. Public areas of hotel were impressive but food and bedroomswere unsatisfactory.Collapse

Scarborough, Short Break

We arrived early morning and went into the ivy house tea rooms on the seafront for a very good breakfast, we went to the grand hotel to book in approx 2:00pm (parking is a nightmare), the room was
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See More very small but had all the amenities we needed. The view over the bay was excellent and the evening meal & breakfast were both very good. We went to the hotel cabaret room in the evening and theentertainment was average but enjoyable. The rotunda museum is well worth a visit and the castle is too. All in all a very enjoyable short break.Collapse

Relaxing Weekend Break

Wonderful harbour view from our room, nice & clean with a large spa bath just be careful with the bathroom door can lock itself, oops. Fifth time we have stayed here and the best visit by far. Good
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See More value for money, can be difficult to park but the views from the restaurant just can't be better. Not bingo players so the half hour of entertainment not really worth waiting up for, go to the localcinema or theatre usually but so early in season there was nothing on. Need good walking legs to get around, not for the very elderly or infirm.Collapse

Just The Break We Needed

We took my 90yr old mum off for a few days,stayed at the grand lovely room with sea view, meals were fab, so was entertainment, some people complained but we were more than happy apart from tea and
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See More cofee in resterant was awfull, but made one in room which was fine, we would go again. Parking not very good and ??6 a day works out expensive.Collapse

Scarborough Weekend

Weekend was for a 50th birthday celebration. Great hotel location at Grand Hotel. Excellent sea views from our room. Plenty of walks round Scarborough during the day. Found a pub called The
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Grand Hotel not Grand at all

The Grand Hotel Scarborough had no heating and no hot water, we had to buy a fan heater to survive the night and left the next morning, a day earlier than planned. The staff kept giving lame excuses
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Short Break to Southport

Ideal location, nice quiet spotlessly clean room with lovely views at the back of hotel yet just a few minutes from the busy centre of Southport where ther are plenty bars and restaurants to choose
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Not so Grand Hotel in Scarborough

On arrival, hotel reception staff pleasant and friendly especially male receptionist, sorry can't remember his name, but he was very helpful. Rooms offered were extremely small and "depressing",
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See More staff obliged by changing rooms which were bigger and slightly better! Hotel in general is in need of a complete make-over and lots of the furniture should be discarded especially in bedrooms and diningroom and you can hardly see out of the bedroom windows as they are that dirty!. Staff in dining room overall were quite abrupt and clearly looked as though they did not enjoy their job with theexception of Duncan who greeted everybody and was quite jolly!! Food ok but not always very hot and we are not keen on frozen vegetables! Really difficult to get a hot cup of tea in the dining room, forsuch a large hotel, the use of flasks was really not sufficient!! When we asked for hot water you think we had asked them for a million pounds!! Power cut on our last night, although the hotel were notresponsible we did not feel they managed the situation well at all. Lack of lighting was very frightening for a lot of the guests, who are generally more mature guests and for a hotel of this size, Iwould have expected a back up generator to be in place. Staff slow to respond in terms of informing guests what was happening and this was a real health and safety hazard! Bingo each night started at8.30pm until approx 9pm, the live entertainment did not start until 9.45pm. Lots of spare time which could have been used for something such as a quiz. I feel the live show should have been earlier butthe entertainment team worked in another hotel first!! On our last night, due to power cut the entertainment was moved to another hotel that had electricity and we were invited to go there. However,as we needed our coats to leave the hotel late at night in the cold and being on the sixth floor with no lighting was not practicable and we had also just purchased drinks in preparation for the showstarting!. Power was off for approx 15 mins, the entertainment could have then resumed in our hotel, lack of information from staff despite requesting to know what was happening resulted in peoplejust sitting waiting and wondering what was happening. Lots of people choose this hotel due to price and entertainment but they did not live up to expectations. On a positive, the location of the hotelfor Scarborough is good. but I really do think the hotel would benefit from a visit from the hotel inspector.Collapse

The not so Grand Grand Hotel Scarbourough

This hotel has a great location, but oh it's so rundown. The room floor creaks every time you walk in the room. But it was clean and tidy. A little cramped but for the money it was just about worth
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See More it. Staff were cheerful and pleasant. We had breakfast which left a little bit to be desired but edible none the less. Got lucky with parking outside the hotel so could have been worse if there was noroom outside. Lets face it we only was in the room to sleep so overall not bad value for the money. If you want location this is the place. If you want luxury then forget it.Collapse

Too short a stay

We only stayed for two nights, would have preferred longer to enable us to see a bit more. Stayed at the Grand Hotel. There is no doubt that the building is grand and would be the place to stay in
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The decor was tired and would benefit from refurbishment. The staff are all friendly and efficient.The entertainment consisted of some music, an hour's bingo and an hour's entertainment, quite good but the same dance / song team both nights. The bar prices were a little on the expensive side with a90p charge for a dash of lemonade! After all that we would consider going back but would upgrade to a premier room next time (we already upgraded from an interior room without any windows to anexterior room).Collapse

Super Scarborough

The "Faded Splendour of a Bygone Age" that is The Grand Hotel, both inside and out, was very enjoyable, nostalgic and filled me with pleasure at the artistry and skill of architects and builders in
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A day lost

Supposed to stay 2 nights but couldnt arrive til second due to illness.Parking cost ?3 from 9 am til 13.30 the following day which we took advantage of but finding a space was very lucky as all
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The staircase was very grand thou the room was just basic but guess you get what you pay for. Bathroom had stains on wall oftoilet and ceiling above door was cracked and stained but the place was heaving so there would be little chance of change of room.Water gurgled all night from pipes above and at 1.50 am the firealarm woke us sending us fleeing down the fire exit and into the street to assemble. Only another couple joined us which was puzzling so we tried to enter the entrance.The security guard asked for our keycard after our explanation and he then said someone had occidentally broken glass on alarm. Good job we had our keys with us. We must of looked like walking around Scarborough that day.Collapse

3 day break in Scarborough

Hotel is amazing staff were very pleasant, but the evening meal we purchased on first night was very disappointing and we'll picked over. The first room they gave us was in the basement, I ended up
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Grand Hotel Scarborough

It's very tired needs a lot of attention, booked in for 3 nights only managed one, the room was too small no bigger then a cupboard. I was offered another room on the second floor the window was
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Scarborough

Staying at The Grand in Scarborough was an experience! A beautiful old building, great staff and large clean bedrooms with plenty of hot water. The food let it down but the view from the hotel
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Thoroughly enjoyed it and although it needs a good update it is hard not to fall for the hotel's charm.Collapse

A Grand Hotel

I was a little reticent when I booked the Grand Hotel because it was so cheap. When I arrived and booked in at reception I was taken aback by the sheer size and scale of the building. The lobby is
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See More spectacular with ornate decorations and an amazing staircase accessing the first floor gallery accommodation and ball room. The breakfast room also has some of the most amazing views over the NorthShore Bay. The upper floors of the hotel however are a different story. Long dowdy corridors and, sadly, plenty of cheap and cheerful 'wood chip' wall paper. My room was on the third floor at the end ofa very long corridor. It was clean and had everything I needed, including a toilet and very nice shower, a TV and tea and coffee making facilities. My only real criticism is the hotels policy to allowguests to keep dogs in their rooms. I've never stayed in any hotel before where this is permitted and to be honest its a little off putting. The thought that you may be sleeping in a bed that's beenused by a dog before you is awful. I'm also not keen on the thought that many dogs carry 'little friends' about them that can easily infest carpets etc. That aside, I'm really glad I stayed at TheGrand Hotel in Scarborough if only to tell my friends where not to stay when visiting what is otherwise a very nice seaside town. The local people are also very pleasant and welcoming.Collapse

Famous hotel - slightly faded grandeur!

The Grand is a historic hotel - part of the Scarborough landscape and with an interesting past, though these days it is a 'grand' hotel catering for the masses. This is probably the only way a hotel
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See More like this can keep going - and it does so fairly well. However you need to close your eyes and let the imagination work in order to glimpse the magic of the past. Nowadays the carvery style dining isadequate and efficient - the view from the dining room remains superb.
My single room was in the bowels of the hotel where a number of new rooms have been created to increase capacity. It was verysmall (only a little bigger than a train sleeper compartment) though I have to say all the appliances were brand new and high quality. It had no view (which didn't worry me as I like to be out andabout) but was quiet and the bed was comfortable.
Parking can be a problem - 'of course, the Victorians would have arrived by horse and carriage' you realise on discovering that this huge hotel has nocar park. You have to find a space in the nearby square/ streets - I was lucky. The hotel has negotiated a good deal with the local council for a reasonably priced all day ticket to display - which isgenerously valid till midday approx. on the next day so you don't have to rush out at 8am on your day of departure to display a new ticket.
This is a busy hotel though I never had to wait long to getattention. It is a 19th century building trying to cater for a (very different!) 21st century travelling public - and making a very reasonable job of it. I enjoyed staying here - just look at thatgrand staircase and let the imagination flow!Collapse

Scarborough Birthday Stay

Hotel room was very tired and in need of decoration. Windows (because of being on 4th floor) were very dirty.
No WiFi reception in room, so had to go out and stand on the balcony of 'the
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Corridors, lifts and breakfast room also very tired, and corridor outside our room constantly smelt of cigarette smoke.
The hotel is in a good location, though, and very useful being next to thefunicular. Lovely views over the same from the breakfast room.Collapse

Good getaway

The hotel room was basic but just what we needed as we only slept and showered in there. The staff were nice but it was an half an hour wait to check in. The location of the hotel is good as it was
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The only negative was the seagulls keeping us awake during the night which meant we didn't get much sleep.Overall a very good stay.Collapse

Short Break in Scarborough

Myself and 8 freinds stayed in the Clifton Hotel in Scarborough. It was a base for my hen do and I was very happy with the hotel booked and the friendliness of the staff. We ate in an Ask Restaurant
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Clifton Hotel, Scarborough

This hotel enjoys a very prominent position overlooking the North Bay. It is very comfortably furnished and at least some of the bedrooms have been very nicely refurbished.
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Scarborough is a very nice place to visit; thewalk along Prince Albert Drive from the North Bay to the Town Centre is very invigorating. BUT if you do stay at the Clifton you need to be aware that the North Side of the hotel is completely coveredby scaffolding, apparently so that outside painting can be done, but it does spoil the view from the large number of bedrooms on that side.Collapse

First Visit

As a Westcountryman a winter visit "up north" was anticipated with some trepidation. In the event the visit was a great success with trips up the coast as far as Whitby. And Whitby was a real eye
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Even more surprising was an enjoyable visit to Hull (Where we met up with a pal from the old days)
We willcertainly go again and for longer next time
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Weekend Break in Scarborough

Scarborough is a surprisingly attractive Victorian/Edwardian seaside town eminating olde englishe charm and the Clifton Hotel on the North Shore clifftop carries this aura too making the picture
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See More complete. Perfect place for a base for a long overdue visit to York and the Minster, which drips history and really needs much longer thena a day trip. Could have happily missed the 275 steps up theMinster tower though. Very narrow and very steep. Not for the faint hearted or remotely unfit! Finishing with a Sunday morning walk along sunny Scarborough seafront - a perfect weekend.
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Short Break in Yorkshire

The National Railway Museum is well worth a visit and totally free. Got some good stills of Mallard, and other vintage locomotives and rolling stock.
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York Minster is another great attraction, and finally a sail on the river Ouse. Appropriately named, it does flood in heavy rain.Collapse

Scarborough

We had a lovely couple of days. The view from the hotel room was beautiful we could see across the bay. The only down side was scaffolding spoilt the view from the other window in our room.
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Scarborough Good Times

my husband and i stayed in scarborough so we could visit north yorkshire railway which was having a gala it was excellent then we went to whitby i myself have not been there for many years really
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British Seaside Break

Enjoy a moment of quiet sitting by the lighthouse, watching the harbour and looking back into the South Bay.
A good walk and a good pub (dog and children friendly) at the end to reward you - the
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Fossil-hunting and crab fishing in Robin Hoods Bay. Catch a bus (1 an hour) from outside Scarborough Train Station for theBay, Whitby, etc.Collapse

A Nice Short Break in Scarborough

We took the kids to scarborough for a couple of days to see the seaside 'up north', and get away from home for a bit.
The kids favourite bit was seeing the 2 otters they have at the local sealife
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Eden Camp

A must see exhibition! Well worth spending a whole day there. 2nd world war p.o.w camp with all the huts now housing various stages of the war.
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Clifton

Enjoyed our stay so much last year (NT Connections weekend) we booked again this year. Ah well. No heating on the first night (free standing heater provided Saturday) Slightly grumpy staff - a lot
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A Windy and Miserable Weekend in Scarborough

The Hotel needs complete refurbishment in the bedrooms. All but one of the windows were sealed with paint, including the bathroom window, which meant that bad smells filled the bedroom. The room was
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We camehome a day as I found it too uncomfortable to sleep.
Scarborough was bleak. We had to walk into the the town otherwise we'd have lost our parking spot in the small car park. Wouldn't recommend toanyone. Was very disappointed.
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Short Break in Scarborough

Amongst the many attractions that York has to offer, I can thoroughly recommend a visit to the rail museum especially for rail lovers. information, demonstrations and you can buy a snack. Also the
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The weather in Scarborough at Easter was not too great, but I had fun taking photos of the young watching the waves of the North seacascade onto the promenade, and getting wet.
York Minster is another great attraction, and finally a sail on the river Ooze. appropriately named, it does flood in heavy rain.Collapse

A Wet Weekend

The hotel was right on the front and the room overlooked the sea. The real bonus was a blue plaque saying that Wilfred Owen stayed there. The staff were lovely and extremely helpful at all times.
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Scarborough is interesting with lots to do on afirst visit. (castle, fun park, theme park, Sealife Centre, beach and several places on the way in) This was my tenth so I'd already tried most things. The weather ranged from balmy to torrential inthe same day. There was a Seafest going on which offered some folk music, comedy and crafts for the adults and more for the children.
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Scarborough in summer

Although very rainy while we were there, we enjoyed the sea air, especially the walk between North & South bays. We look forward to going again when the building work in North bay is finished. We
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Lazytown - Very good show for children. Lots of audience participation. Robbie Rotton was really good in the stage show.Collapse

Fantastic Weekend in Yorkshire

This break was booked as a surprise for my partners birthday - and its fair to say we both loved it!!We visited Whitby on the first day then booked in to our hotel - the staff were friendly and the
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See More hotel was lovely!!We found an amazing restauraunt in Scarborough called Tricollos and we would highly recommend it to anyone visiting - the staff, atmosphere and food was excellent!!The hotel wasright on the seafront and our room overlooked the sea - we couldn't have asked for a nicer location - we'll be going back again!!!
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Short Break In Scarborough

The hotel didn't match our expectation.Hotel location good. The room was small. The ensuite was small. Draught from windows uncomfortable. No radio and limited television. Standard of furnishing and
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Wouldn't Recommend Hotel

The hotel was very shabby looking, and the service at breakfast was very poor, also not pleased when being asked to pay extra for a kids breakfast that we thought would be included in the price when
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Hotel Needs A Make Over

Good location but the hotel needs some tender loving care wallpaper coming off the wall. Bathroom needed attention too.The prices charged are for a better class hotel im afraid the cliffton hotel at
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Birthday Celebrations

The visit was to celebrate a friend's birthday. We usually stay with him but so many friends and relations came we needed to find a hotel. We had stayed at this hotel in the past and had found it
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Great Day in Scarborough

A wonderful place to visit. Plenty of walking and Marine drive is an excellent walk to complete to blow the Winter Cobwebs away. Did The Marine Drive Walk three times and browsed through Peasholm
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Weekend in Scarborough

Arrived to Clifton hotel to be told no car park so had to pay them for 2 day pass tom park on road. Hotel manageress checked us in, rude unwelcoming no friendly greeting. Room grotty, on 3rd floor
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See More old lift which was nor available due to the fact that it was the only one,unkempt with torn carpet layer of dust under bed, no valance (which could have hidden this) bathroom mould on side of showerand shower head full of lime scale. Went straight to reception to ask if there was another room. They were full but only twin bedded room offered and as this was our wedding anniversary and was not whatwe asked for our only alternative was to keep the room. Room maids were sent in to re-service the room. We would not go back.Collapse

Clifton

Very disappointed with room , in need of refurbishment. The only evidence of room been serviced was litter bin emptied, tea and coffee replenished, nothing else done eg: bed, bathroom.
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Scarborough Weekend

The Clifton Hotel is a Victorian construct that has been well modernised. The rooms are large with high ceilings, and most have the magnificent views or the beach and sea that we really asked for.
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Week End in Scarborough & Whitby.

Week End In Scarborough. Downstairs in the Hotel very good. Especially the Bar area and TV areas. Also would recommend the food from the Bar Menu. Upstairs in need of modernizing. But still clean
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Stayed in Scarborough to attend the Goth Festival at Whitby. Was very good with a couple of late nights. Thearea around Whitby and Scarborough is spectacular with loads of things to do. We will be back next year.Collapse

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Quiet Break

The hotel is nicely situated at the quiet end of the resort, near the park and with lovely views over the bay and to the castle. It has a car park, which is really good, but I don't think that you
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Scarborough Cricket Festival

Chose this hotel for its position near to the cricket ground. Hotel clean. We were given a family room for the two of us so plenty of room. Looked like it had recently been decorated. Staff
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Scarborough Cricket Festival

Chose this hotel for its position near to the cricket ground. Hotel clean. We were given a family room for the two of us so plenty of room. Looked like it had recently been decorated. Staff
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Art Deco Wonderland

We had heard so much about Alan Ayckbourn`s theatre in Scarborough that we wanted to visit it.We had no idea what a wonderful place the builing itself would be!
The old Odeon cinema has been
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On the first visit we had a special rate meal served while the performance is on. Then wereturned the following night to see an Ayckbourn play in the round. Both meal and play were excellent!Collapse

A Week in Scarborough

Stayed at the Royal Hotel where the service was excellent and bar staff and restaurant staff were pleasant, helpful and sociable (reception staff were a bit frosty though). Good choice on Table
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Quirky stay in Scarborough

We stayed in the Royal Classic hotel in Scarborough as it appears to be the best in the area - it was certainly better than the Grand ( we popped in to check!) Although we did enjoy ourselves, the
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See More Royal has a faded glamour to it and caters for a lot of bus tours. Our room was OK. The evening bar staff are minimal and for a large hotel staff are rather parochial - for that read it was a quirkystay and we both got the giggles! Scarborough is rather like stepping back in time but Robin Hood's Bay was wonderful and I would definitley go back there!
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Scarborough Dance Festival

For anyone interested in ballroom dancing the festival is a must.Coffee dances, tea dances and evening social dances + workshops and a gala evening. Demonstrations from rising stars was
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The hotel was an ideal base and the recommendation to eat at Cafe Fish an excellent fish restaurant is well worth a visit.
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Theatre weekend Scarborough

There was a good saving on seeing three shows over two days at the Steohen Joseph - all three were very good and well acted with a well known cast including Liza Goddard, Susie Blake and Ian Hogg.
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Scarborough itself can be quite rough at night and its not the prettiest of places but alright for a weekend stay.
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A Week in Scarborough

When we arrived in scarborough it was a lovely warm day one of the few we've had this year, we noticed a mist coming in from the sea,known as the fret, this stayed for 2 days, after the mist cleared
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The royal hotel is very nice, beautiful chandeliers on the main stairway, the leisure facilities are in the basement of the hotel, swimming pool isquite small but pleasant,the spa bath/jacuzzi is excellent, didn't try the sauna or steam room as they were away from the pool and we couldn't leave the children on their own. Breakfast in the hotelvery good, food piping hot and plates always hot, staff very friendly and helpful. Family room very good size, (seagulls a bit noisy at night)
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Convenient but noisy pubs very close by

The hotel was very good but there were two very noisy clubs/pubs not far away with very noisy queues of youngsters waiting outside. The hotel has security on the front doors to stop problems but the
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Short break in Scarborough

We stayed at the Royal Hotel & had a room overlooking the sea. Hotel was great, the only disadvantage was there was no car park & although the hotel had a reduction for guests at the NCP car park
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We organised our own trip to the theatre, we went to the stephenjoseph theatre to see Alan Acyborn's Life & Beth starring Lisa Goddard & Susie Blake (who was staying at our hotel) we also went to the Futurist Theatre to see the 'Official' drifters. Both werefantastic.Collapse

Royal Hotel Scarborough

The Royal is excellently located just above the beach and harbour area. Front rooms have a beautiful seaa view, and it is just a short walk through gardens to reach the seafront. Scarborough is a
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Would recommend Ask on the seafront for pizza andpasta, and Cafe View has nice ambience and serves excellent quality lunches and snacks. (Also has a great view!!)
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Scarborough -great weekend break

Scarborough is a beautiful resort. The views from the hotel down to the South bay are breathtaking.The hotel is ideally situated for the town and the beach. There is a tram lift that takes you up
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See More and down to the beach just outside the hotel.The food was excellent and the staff were very helpful. The parking can be difficult, but the hotel has an agreement with the local NPC car park for areduction in the rate which can be quite steep for long stay parking. Overall, we had a very enjoyable weekend break in Scarborough and will be going again to see more of the beautiful Yorkshirecountryside.
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Rubbish Weekend in Scarborough

Despite stressing the need for a low floor (my wife cannot use lifts due to claustrophobia) we were given rooms on the 3rd Floor.There was no TV remote control. The attitude of the Manager and staff
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Great For Families

Our family room was excellent. Spacious room with large comfy bed. Separate room with bunk beds for children. Lovely bathroom. Very clean. Children made especially welcome by staff. Would recommend.
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Weekend In Scarborough To See Rich Hall

Overall a very satisfactory stay at a very competitive price. The hotel is quite shabby and run down but all the promised facilities were there and everything worked. Service pleasant and helpful if
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Scarbourough Night Stay

I was treated to a night stay in the royal hotel but was dissapointed with the room it was cold, no milk to make a drink, no remote for tv and the room was dirty deffinatley not worth splasing out on.
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A Nice Couple Of Nights In Scarborough

Booked a family room, but got a suite. Hotel location great, although no car park. Great breakfasts to start the day though. Teenage sons enjoyed our trip to stainton golf course and driving range.
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Short Break In Scarborough

It was a short break for my husbands birthday and we had a wonderful surprise when we had been allocated s suite this made the stay even better. Only down side was the main lift out of order but we
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Farmily Weekend Break

Arrived in Scarborough before lunch, went to hotel to leave our luggage, check in time was 14.00 hrs, our room was already cleaned and ready at 11.30 so was able to unpack before lunch. Went for
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See More lunch at harvester pub/restuarant, left hand side of royal hotel this was really good value for money. Futurist theatre in the afternoon to see the chuckle bros, the theatre could do with some tlc, weall sat with our coats on through the performance as it was cold, dont think the heating was on. Scarborough castle was also good value for family ticket, interesting been able to have ear pieces tolisten to history of the castle as we walked around. The hotel we stayed at, the royal was excellent couldn't fault it at all, staff lovely, food brillaint, breakfast serve yourself. The family room wehad was very spacious, clean, filled each day with tea,coffee. The swimming pool and sauna was brilliant to relax in, children loved it. We will be booking here again, can't fault the hotel at all.Collapse

Scarborough Break

Royal hotel - very comfortable, very friendly, helpful staff. Good facilities - our room was great; loads of space and comfortable sitting area. Bathroom well stocked. Only drawback - parking! but
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See More staff helpful in telling us about the best options. Hotel well placed for walking to all main attractions (shopping, theatre, harbour, castle) lovely sunny day so walked round harbour and marine driveas we used to do when our children were small. Very nostalgic! had a peep in cricket ground. Pleasant drive to ravenscar and runswick bay, stopping briefly in sandsend. Runswick bay is delightful,full of interesting, twisty little streets.Collapse

Short Break In Scarborough

Enjoyed a lovely weekend in the royal hotel, great shops, plenty resturants, weather great, my only gripe was no parking at the hotel, paid eight pounds a day to park in the local council car park,.
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